不正確|ふせいかくfuseikaku[2]nakadaka (mid-high)

Common
Definitions
  1. na-adjective, nouninaccurate; incorrect; inexact; imprecise
    我々われわれの実験じっけんの結果けっか、彼かれの報告ほうこくは不正確ふせいかくなことがわかった。↗
    Our experiment has revealed that his report was inaccurate.
Conjugation
Plain form不正確(ふせいかく)
Polite (desu)不正確です(ふせいかくです)
Negative (dewa nai)不正確ではない(ふせいかくではない)
polite (dewa arimasen)不正確ではありません(ふせいかくではありません)
Past (datta)不正確だった(ふせいかくだった)
Past negative (dewa nakatta)不正確ではなかった(ふせいかくではなかった)
Te form (de)不正確で(ふせいかくで)
Adverbial (ni)不正確に(ふせいかくに)
Conditional (nara)不正確なら(ふせいかくなら)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Related不確かふたしかNeutralRefers to something unreliable or uncertain, as in 「不確かな記憶」. 「不正確」 stresses that something contains errors or is imprecise.
  • Related不確実ふかくじつWrittenWritten/formal prose. Means uncertain, as in 「不確実性」, and leans toward predictions about the future.
  • RelatedあやふやCasualColloquial. Describes something vague and unreliable; often said of memories and attitudes.
  • Related曖昧あいまいNeutralMeans vague or ambiguous and has the widest range of use. 「不正確」 stresses being at odds with the facts.
  • Related不明ふめいNeutralMeans unclear or unknown, as in 「原因不明」; it stresses that something is not yet known.
  • Related不明瞭ふめいりょうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Means unclear or vague, often of wording. 「不正確」 stresses the presence of errors.
  • Antonym正確せいかくNeutralMeans accurate and free of errors, as in 「正確な時刻」; the direct antonym of 「不正確」.

Use 「不正確」 for data or information that contains errors or is imprecise, as in 「不正確な情報」. For an uncertain memory say 「不確か」, for something vague or ambiguous say 「曖昧」, and for accuracy say 「正確」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 誤あやまりがあるさま。
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